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Best of 2014

by sdoots

This has taken me what looks like 2 hours. Wow.

I want to include The Last of Us Remastered and Marvel Heroes 2015, but Remastered is a rerelease, so even though it was my first time playing it, that's not reason to give it a pass, and 2015 is just the devs wanting the game to get another chance after the awful first launch.

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Bayonetta 2

1. Bayonetta 2

Platinum knows how to make games.

Sunset Overdrive

2. Sunset Overdrive

Some poor writing here and there, but most of it was stellar, and overall the game was excellent. I spent hours just roaming around, aimlessly wallrunning and grinding. It's a fun world to be in.

Destiny

3. Destiny

It's a deeply flawed game, but Destiny manages to still deliver an experience unlike anything else on the market right now.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

4. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

I haven't been as invested in a CoD since 4.

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

5. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

When a game borrows from other titles, it typically does so with some more subtlety than Shadow of Mordor. That said, Shadow of Mordor can do whatever the hell it wants, because it uses those elements better than any of the games it cribs from.

Far Cry 4

6. Far Cry 4

A more refined experience makes Far Cry 4 feel like the game I didn't realize I wanted 3 to be. Every mission was enjoyable, and the characters weren't hot garbage.

Titanfall

7. Titanfall

A fantastic twist on the routine shooter.

Mario Kart 8

8. Mario Kart 8

Heavy characters being fast is bullshit.

Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-

9. Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-

Look at it. Guilty Gear is also genuinely fun as balls to play, with some neat tricks that don't have easy comparisons in other fighters.

World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor

10. World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor

They got me to play WoW again, after not playing since Vanilla.